The European Reform Logjam and the Economics of Reform.

Hauptbeschreibung Europa tut sich schwer mit wirtschaftspolitischen Strukturreformen. Oft widersetzen sich vor allem größere EU-Länder ganz dem Druck zur Veränderung, oder es werden nur partielle Reformen durchgeführt. Doch Verzögerungen von Reformen sind mit hohen volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Straubhaar, Thomas
Otros Autores: Winkelmann, Rainer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2011.
Colección:Applied Economics Quarterly. Supplements - Band 55.
Temas:
Labor policy > European Union countries > Congresses.
Travail > Politique gouvernementale > Pays de l'Union européenne > Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics
Economic policy
Employees
Labor policy
Social policy
European Union countries > Economic policy > Congresses.
European Union countries > Social policy > Congresses.
European Union countries > Officials and employees > Congresses.
European Economic Community countries > Economic policy > Congresses.
European Economic Community countries > Social policy > Congresses.
Pays de l'Union européenne > Politique économique > Congrès.
Pays de l'Union européenne > Politique sociale > Congrès.
Pays de l'Union européenne > Fonctionnaires > Congrès.
European Union countries
Conference papers and proceedings
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  • 2.2 Arguments against Public Production of Local Public Goods and Services2.2.1 Principal-Agent Problems are More Relevant to Public Production; 2.2.2 Incentive Problems for Public Managers; 2.2.3 Comparing Governance Costs of Public and Private Production in Natural Monopolies; 2.3 Arguments Put Forward by Proponents of Retaining the Status Quo of Local Public Production; 3. Explaining the Costs of Institutional Change in the Field of Local Public Services; 4. Conclusions; References; Charles B. Blankart: The Reform of Local Public Services of General Interest in Europe
  • Comment.
  • 1. The Paradox of Deregulation2. Interest-Group Influence in the Expected Vote Maximization Approach; 3. The Role of the European Institutions; 4. Globalization and Systems Competition; References; Viktor Steiner: Social Welfare Reform and the Low-Wage Labor Market in Germany: What Works and What Doesn't?; Abstract; 1. Earnings-Related Subsidies, Work Incentives, and Employment in Low-Wage Labor Markets; 1.1 Social Assistance and Earnings-Related Subsidies; 1.2 Work Incentives and Labor Supply Effects; 1.3 Wage Adjustment and Employment; 2. The "Agenda 2010"
  • Will It Work?
  • 2.1 Unemployment Compensation and Social Assistance Reform2.2 Work Requirements; 2.3 The "Mini-Jobs" Reform; 2.4 A Preliminary Assessment; 3. A Social Welfare Reform That Might Work; 3.1 The Reform Proposal; 3.2 Improved Work Incentives; 3.3 Labor Supply and Employment Effects; 4. Implications for Economic Policy; References; Norbert Berthold: Social Welfare Reform and the Low-Wage Labor Market in Germany: What Works and What Doesn't?
  • Comment; References; Michael Fertig and Jochen Kluve: A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Comprehensive Labor Market Policy Reforms in Germany.
  • Abstract1. Introduction; 2. The Hartz Reforms: Establishing the Context of Evaluation; 2.1 Objectives of the Hartz Reforms; 2.2 Guidelines for a Suitable Evaluation Concept; 2.3 Conceptual and Practical Problems of the Evaluation; 3. Methodological Framework; 3.1 Descriptive Analysis; 3.2 Analysis of Effectiveness; 3.3 Efficiency Analysis; 3.4 Implementation and Process Analysis; 3.5 Distinct Features of the Macro Evaluation; 4. Evaluation Design; 5. Conclusion; References.
  • Ronnie Schöb: A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Comprehensive Labor Market Policy Reforms in Germany
  • Comment.

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